London, England
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
Hand of St. Etheldreda
One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.
London, England
Cittie of Yorke
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
King’s Observatory
Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.
London, England
Joseph Grimaldi Park
An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.
London, England
Queen Caroline's Bath
The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
Dirty Dick's
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
London, England
Get Stuffed
Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
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Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
Clown Egg Register
An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
London, England
The Charterhouse Black Death Skeleton
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
London, England
Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
London, England
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.
London, England
London Transport Museum
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
London, England
London Transport Museum Depot
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
Down Street Underground Station
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
'Monument for a Dead Parrot'
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
London, England
Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
London, England
Electric Avenue
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Longplayer
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
